McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 8, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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The Home Circle
By an Idabel Lady
ADVICE TO YOUNG LADY READ-
ERS.
Young women, live to make others
happy and you will be happy! Live
for yourself and you will be miser-
able! There never was an exception
to the rule, there never will be an ex-
ception.
Plan out your life on a big scale,
whether you are a farmer’s daughter,
or a shepherdness among the hills, or
the flattered pet of a drawing room
filled with statuary and pictures and
bric-a-brac. Stop where you are and
make a plan for your lifetime. You
cannot be satisfied with a life of
frivolity and gigle and indescretion.
Trust the world and it will cheat you
if it does not destroy you. The Re-
doubtable was the name of an en-
emy’s ship that Lord Nelson spared
twice from demolition, but that same
ship afterward sent the ball that
killed him, and the world on which
you smile may aim at you its dead'
liest weapon.
Appreciate your mother while you
have her. It is the almost universal
testimony of young women who have
lost mother that they did not realize
what she was to them until after her
exit from this life. Indeed, mother is
in the appreciation of many a young
lady a hindrance. The material in-
spection is often considered an ob-
stacle. Mother has so many notions
about that which is proper and that
which is improper. It is astounding
how much more many girls know at
O1 guages. Let ns give a warm clasp
to the hand of the tiller of the soil,
the fireman or brakeman as we do to
the lawyer or doctor. Let us recog-
nize honesty and industry wherever
found, and the time will soon come
when there will be an army of bright,
intelligent, honest young men and
women at the bottom of the ladder,
eighteen than their mothers at forty-1 ready to labor at any honorable call-
five. ing. Let us remember that the most
f - beautiful lives have blossomed in the
It does not make much difference darkest places, as pure, white lillies
whether you own your house or home full of fragrance in the slimy, stag-
but one little room in that house you nant waters. Wealth, birth and of-
can make that little room a home to ficial station may and do secure to
you. You can furnish it with such | their possessors an extreme, superfi-
regiment to decide the regimental one to think about—and to act upon
beautifying thoughts, you can turnlcial courtesy; but they never did nor
with such sweet fancies, that it 1 never can command the reverence of
will be fairly luminous with t^eir I heart. The most beautiful flowers are
presence, and will be to you the very hidden in some shady nook; so the
perfection of a home. most beautiful lives are often found
in an humble home at the foot of the
Encourage your child to be merry | ladder,
and to laugh aloud; a good, hearty
laugh expands his chest and makes I However worldy and sinful people
his blood bound merrily along. Com- are they want their children good
mend me to a good luagh—not a lit- How are you going to have them
winners; and then regimental teams
are to fight it out for the honors of
the division. Regulations have been
issued for the selection of umpires, de-
ciding of protested games, recording
of scores. The Officers and men not
actual duty are expected and re-
quested to attend the games whenever
their team plays, as a failure to do so
to show lack of ‘espirit de corps’ es-
sential for military efficiency” says
the order from Division Headquarters.
Well, they are there when the fame
pulled off—anybody who isn’t ab-
solutely deaf could tell that from a
distance of a quarter of a mile. As
for rooting, these soldiers can put to
shame any college that ever was.
They have developed the capacities
of the human vocal cords to an amaz-
ing state of effectiveness.
—occasionally. Making money is no
more important than knowing how
to spend it Judiciously—and how to
save at least a small part of it.
GERMANS HURLING
NEW LIQUID GAS
Is Thrown on American Lines, but
Only Causes Sneezing and Nau-
Maksyour ayriailrlveto
health hr taking Adair-
ise Trade Sarsaparilla.
An Iwdlwi Tonic that prevaaU
malaria, builds up tbs system,
purlin the blood aad restores
health. A sum appetizer.
Fries $1.00
STRAYED.
MARRYING MARYS
AGAIN ARE ACTIVE
tie sniggering laugh, but to one that good'? Buy them a few good books?
sounds through the house; it will not Teach them, a few excellent catechis-
only do your child good; but will be isms? Bring them to church? Thai
a benefit to all who hear, and be an is all very wall, but of little final re
important means of driving the blues suit unless you do it with the grace of
away from a dwelling. Merriment is God in your heart. Do you realize
very catching and spreads in a re- that your children are started for
markable manner, few being able to eternity ? Are they on the right
resist the contagion. A hearty laugh | road ?
is delightful harmony; indeed it is
the best of all music.
Those little forms that are
now so bright and beautiful—when
they have scattered in the dust, there
Learn to laugh. A good laugh is
better than medicine. Learn how to
tell a story. A well told story is as
welcome as a sunbeam in a sick room.
Let us learn to tip our hats as po-
litely to the young lady who sews for
a living or earns it by any honest toil
as to the one who teaches French or
chews gum in seven different lan-
will be an immortal spirit living
I in a mighty theater of action, and
your ^faithfulness 'or your, nejf.ect
I now is deciding their destiny.
The mother who brings her chil-
Idren up in truthfulness and Sbbriety
to useful spheres, and who looketh
well to the ways of her household
when the passing of time has left the
frosts of winter in her hair, and the
beauty of youth is fled, then is she
worthy of all honor. To our mind, no
nobler epitaph to a woman’s memory
could be written than that she has
| been a good wife and mother.
DIVISION PUBLICITY OFFICE
Camp Logan, Texas, May 3.—Re-
newed efforts are to be made to pro-
tect the soldiers in Camp Logan from
the “Marrying Marys.” This time
>t 'the officers of the artillery police are
to investigate the matter, and women
who take advantage of the allot-
ments and war risk insurance are
likely to encounter trouble.
The first step in bringing about
the object aimed at will be taken by
company commanders, who have been
instructed to require all men in their
organizations to report to them when
they contemplate marriage.
This is done in order to afford an
opportunity for investigation as to
the good faith of the contract pro-
posed to be entered into. Suspicious
cases will be referred to the military
police for detailed investigation.
Some months ago it was discovered
that a number of women had married
more than one soldier in Camp
Logan, using different names in each
case. When the fraud was discover
ed the marriages were annulled. Pub-
licity given the matter at that time
With the American Army on a
French Battle Front, Saturday, May
4.—What probably is a new German
liquified gas was projected this morn-
ing against the Picary front, where
American troops are fighting.
The gas in its fluid form is contain-
ed in glass bottles. On bursting they
give off some substance from which
heavy, white fumes, transparent in
texture, continue to arise for five
minutes.
No detonation was heard as the
bottles were hurled through the air
and apparently they were thrown by
spring. The gas caused nausea,
sneezing and coughing, but did no
harm to any of the Americans.
There has been lively artillery fire,
but the Americans here have not been
attacked by infantry.
Last night an enemy sergeant ma-
jor and eight men attempted to raid
one of our forward posts consisting
of three men. The Germans captured
one of our men, but he escaped be-
fore he could be taken into the en-
emy’s lines. In attempting to recover
their prisoner the Germans strayed in-
to the American lines. They were at-
tacked and the patrol leader was
wounded and captured. He belonged
to a reserve Saxon regiment.
One of the American patrols en
countered a superior enemy froce of
22 men. Fighting as they went, they
made their way back to the American
lines without losses.
Two German airplanes
brought down today.
Two iare ponies. One a yellow
mare 8 years old; the other a blue
mare 3 years old. Yellow, mare has a
blaze in forehead. No brands or
marks. Liberal reward for informa-
tion leading to recovery of above
stock. Notify S. M. Patterson, or
Thos. Cmapbell or W. M. Gathright,
Foreman, Arkansas. 2t-Pd.
ESTRAYED.
One light red cow, homed, branded
W on left hip, mark crop right and
underhalf the left. Left my place on
Horse Shoe Lake about April the
first. Will pay $10 reward for re-
turn of cow or any information lead-
ing to her recovery.
J. W. HENRY,
Idabel, Oklahoma.
2t-Pd.
REWARD.
I have lost a mule, near four years
old, black, weight about 1,00 pounds,
scar on inside of one hind leg, be-
tween knee and hoof, few gray hairs
on top of neck, not a blemish on him,
only harness marks. I have no one to
look for this mlue. My boy has gone
to fight for his county. I will give
$50 for return of mule, or $25 for in-
formation leading to his recovery. If
mule was stolen will give one hun-
dred dollars for conviction of thief
and return of mule. Look for traded
mules since Christmas. Notify
A. W. SMITH,
Poteau, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
190th Division, U. S. N. A.,
Travis, Texas.
Camp
had a wholesome effect on the “Mar-
rying Marys,” but they have recent-
ly become active again, according
reports reaching various regimental
commanders. It is predicted that
prosecutions will follow disclosures of
this kind this time.
We Await Your
Orders
and we know you will like our SERVICE.
If COURTEOUS TREATMENT and FAIR
DEALING really count, we will GUARAN-
TEE to please you.
Kilgore*s Market and Grocery
Phone No. 219
THE HUB
The Store of Styles
IN MEN'S AND BOYS'
Clothing
and Furnishings
%
We guarantee a At, and you are
satisAed when you buy from us. Try
us lor your new spring suit.
HUB
The only school of its kind in the
I entire world, located just inside the
grounds of Camp Travis, was dedicat-
ed recently. It is the Southern De-
partment Training School for War
Work of the Army Y. M. C. A. and
is operated exclusively for the train-
ing of Y. M. C. A. secretaries for
war work in the United States and
on the battle fields of Europe. It
expects to turn out one hundred grad-
uate secretaries per month, the course
of instruction embracing every phase
of “Y” secretary activities. A. B.
Nicholls, for ten years connected with
the Boston City Y. M. C. A., which
has a membership of 8,000 is dean of
the new school. The first term be-
gan April 8, with fifty-three stu-
dents enrolled, and ended April 29.
The school will continue in operation
until the end of the war, as the de-
mand for Y. M. C. A. secretaries in
this country and abroad is steadily in-
creasing. Only men over draft age,
I or those within the draft age who are |
i physically disqualified from army
service, will be employed in the fu-
ture, and hence men of character and
standing in their respective commu-
nities who can qualify have a most
excellent chance for this branch of
work.
OFFICIAL HOUSEHOLDERS
FLOUR REPORT.
He used to be a chauffeur for the
commanding general of the 90th Di-
vision, but now he has a huge war
tank to drive and a gold and black
hat cord to wear on his hat. The
promotion of this enlisted man to
the rank of a commissioned officer is
merely what is going on throughout
the army, for if anything comes by
merit it’s advancement in the Nation-
al Army. Sergeant Roy C. Campbell,
as he used to call himself, has had
several years service in the army.
Enlisting February 27, 1915 at Fort
Slocum, he served for a time with the
Engineers, then with the Motor
Truck Group, No. 1 that went with
Pershing into Mexico. On his return
to Fort Sam Houston he entered the
government school for chauffeurs and
mechanics and was afterwards se-
lected by Major General Henry T. Al-
len as his private chauffeur. His ap-
pointment as second lieutenant came
as a surprise to young Campbell. He
is now at Camp Bolt, Gettysburg, Pa.,
at a training school for officers as-
signed to the tank service.
No Householder is permitted to
have on hand more than THIRTY
DAYS supply of wheat flour.
EVERY HOUSEHOLDER is re-
quired to make this report immed-
iately, whether or not the quantity
on hand is in excess of thirty days
supply.
Number of adults in household
Number of children under twelve
Total_________________
I agree to hold my excess of flour
as shown above, subject to the order
of the United States Food Adminis-
tration. Any excess flour taken up
under this report, to be paid for at
the market price.
Name (write plainly)
Postoffice address
Street and No. or R. F. D.
The maximum penalty for hoarding
is $5,000.00 fine and two years im-
prisonment.
An immediate report will avoid the
possibility of search and prosecution.
These blanks will not be distributed.
Cut this form out of the paper, or
make a copy of it, and mail your re-
port to the Couuty Food Administra-
tor promptly.
Send report to Federal Food Ad-
ministrator for your county.
MRS. A. S. TRIGG,
Valliant, Oklahoma.
GEORGE DOZIER DIED.
Camp Travis is to have a baseball
league “by command of Major Gen-,
eral Allen.” So far as that goes,
pretty nearly everything is by com-
mand of Bomebody at Camp Travis,
but it doesn’t take much disciplinary
action to encourage the men to get
into baseball. They take to it without
any urging at all. But the powers
that be have found that a good base-
ball man makes a good soldier, or at
least a better soldier than any man
who never played. So each battal-
ion is to hold a series of games to de-
cide the champion team; battalion
champions are to contest within the
George Dozier, an old negro about
75 years of age, died early Monday
morning at his ihome on the West
Side. Dozier had lived in Idabel for '
several years, coming here from Tex-
as.
A NICKEL A DAY.
This Thrift Stamp campaign forci-
bly {illustrates the importance of
small savings when considered in the
aggregate. For instance: If every-
one in the United States saved a five-
cent piece a day the grand total would
exceed $2,000,000,000. If we should
raise that to a quarter a day—and the- |
great majority of us could just as
well save a quarter as a nickel—the
saving would be five times as great,
or $10,000,000—almost enough to de-
fray our own war expenses for
year.
Did you ever stop to count up what
the saving of a nickel a day would
.mean to YOU, individually?, Do you
know that at the end of a year you
would have $18.25 more? A dime a
day saved would be $36.50, and
you should decide to save a quarter a
day at the end of the year you would
be $91.25 to the good.
These are things that it is good for
0URGUARANTEE
MONEY BACK IF NOT BENEFITED.
All Carlsbad Agents, are hereby authorized! to refund the cash
paid for a case of Texas Carlsbadi Water if no benefit is received
after drinking one case according to the following directions:
Fo/ Constipation, Indigestion, Liver or Stomach Troubles,
Drink No'. 3. For Rheumatism Drink No. 4. For Diabetes and
Kidney Trouble Drink No. 2.
Drink TWO GLASSES HOT (not luke warm) fifteen minutes
before breakfast and NOT LESS THAN ONE BOTTLE the Test
of the day. Remember, our only requirement is that you drink at
least one bottle a day besides the two glasses of hot water before
breakfast, every day continuously until case is drunk.
If this is not a fair proposition we don’t know how to make
one. Our 3120,000.00 Capital Stock, Surplus and Undivided Profits
stand behind this guarantee. Our Condensed Water carries the
same guarantee.
TEXAS CARLSBAD WATER CO-
MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS.
Dooley & Sutton, Agents
Idabel, Oklahoma
| Alfalfa Hay for Sale
At J. Emmett Harris Farm
We have plenty of New Alfalfa Hay for sale.
LOOSE, PER TON. $20.00.
BALED, PER BALE, 85c.
These prices are at the meadow as we do not deliver it.
J. EMMETT HARRIS
N. P. HUTCHINSON
IDABEL BOTTLING WORKS
ICE
BOTTLED SOFT DRINKS
Idabel - - Oklahoma
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